Maybe, maybe not. Think about it. There's nothing else but this city, supposedly. You're going to want to defend it as much as possible and make sure it thrives, aren't you? Besides, after a while, the population's going to dwindle if there isn't fresh blood, so there's that too.
It might be a lie, it might not be, but if it is, the lie makes sense based on what can be scene.
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Maybe, maybe not. Think about it. There's nothing else but this city, supposedly. You're going to want to defend it as much as possible and make sure it thrives, aren't you? Besides, after a while, the population's going to dwindle if there isn't fresh blood, so there's that too.
It might be a lie, it might not be, but if it is, the lie makes sense based on what can be scene.